Techniques associated with a smart media ecosystem using local and remote data sources are described, including creating accounts using a smart media device, receiving predetermined media data from separate device, associating the predetermined media data with at least one of the accounts, receiving sensor data from a sensor array, processing the predetermined media data and the sensor data using a learning algorithm configured to generate media preferences, and storing media preferences in an account profile associated with at least one of the accounts. In some embodiments, a method also includes storing sensor data in association with an account, correlating the sensor data with stored data, which includes local data and remote data, selecting media content using the sensor data and the stored data, and sending a control signal to a media player, the control signal configured to cause the media player to play the media content.