Check out this awesome JQuery "Featured List" component; easy to configure and setup, and looks great too.
http://www.bitrepository.com/stylish-your-featured-items-using-an-interactive-jquery-widget.html?awt_l=DK3Pp&awt_m=JTK4MVez8KYCLV
Source: http://jqueryglobe.com/article/feature-list
Demo: http://jqueryglobe.com/labs/feature_list/
// UPDATE
The links above no longer work, as at October 2011, so I've found another featured list JQuery component.
http://webdeveloperplus.com/jquery/featured-content-slider-using-jquery-ui/
