GADGET|The Kensington RDS FM Transmitter/Car Charger ($89.99) is a nice addition to my collection of adapters because it can charge my iPod while it’s plugged into the car lighter. On top of that, the transmitter song and artist information can be transmitted from the iPod to the display of the car radio. And you can play your iPod on the car stereo while it’s plugged into the charger, using Kensington’s ClearFM technology. The car radio must be enabled with radio data system (RDS) technology, which normally allows an FM radio broadcaster to send text messages on an FM subfrequency.|Dean Takahashi, San Jose Mercury News
DON’T-MISS TV|Simon Cowell strikes again. “Celebrity Duets,” his latest formula for reality TV built on talent haves and have-nots, debuts on Fox at 7 tonight on KDVR-Channel 31. Wayne Brady hosts. The nonmusical singers: Cheech Marin, WWE World Champion Chris Jericho, Lea Thompson (“Caroline in the City”), Hal Sparks (“Queer as Folk”), Lucy Lawless (“Xena: Warrior Princess”), 2004 Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Carly Patterson, Jai Rodriguez (“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”) and Alfonso Ribeiro (“The Fresh Prince of Bel Air”).|Joanne Ostrow
TOP TUNES|Here are the top five songs downloaded from iTunes for Aug. 22:
1. London Bridge, Fergie
2. Show Stopper, Danity Kane
3. Crazy, Gnarls Barkley
4. Call Me When You’re Sober, Evanescence
5. Far Away, Nickelback|apple.com/itunes
