DOLLHOUSE DEBACLE TV report prompts Amazon devices to order toys

A TV news report in San Diego about the child that accidentally ordered a dollhouse via Amazon's Alexa inadvertently set off some viewers' Echo devices, which in turn tried to order dollhouses using Alexa. The Amazon Echo devices connect to the Alexa voice assistant, which can be used to stream music, control smart home devices, and notably, order products. CW6 News Morning Anchor Jim Patton was discussing the Dallas 6-year-old who accidentally ordered a $170 dollhouse and cookies via Alexa. "I love the little girl, saying'Alexa ordered me a dollhouse,'" he said during the Thursday report, according to CW6. When Patton mentioned Alexa and the dollhouse, CW6 said that viewers all over San Diego complained that their Echo devices had attempted to order dollhouses.