In this episode, I discuss when I think Amazon will announce new Fire TV hardware like a 3rd-gen device. I talk about Kodi 17, which just got released, and the new Plex Alexa Skill that lets you control Plex with your voice. The episode concludes with a Q&A session where I answer questions from the audience.

Hosted by Elias Saba from AFTVnews.com

Recorded February 3rd 2017

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Sling TV app

DirecTV Now app

PlayStation Vue app

HD Antennas

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Kodi 17 ‘Krypton’ has been released and is now available

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Tablo Hardware

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NVIDIA Shield TV

How to install TWRP custom recovery and an initial ROM on a rooted Fire TV Stick 1

AppStarter

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Python script

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