On the first warm summer week of the year in Provo, Utah, the headquarters of Vivint Smart Home appears quiet. It's not till you make your way to the second floor that you stumble upon a flurry of activity.
Home automation has been on the back burner for decades, and is something I complain about at least once a year. It was in the news again after Apple's WWDC, when observers looking to squeeze some news out of the long keynote seized on news about HomeKit.