Some research for ideas with jquery

http://www.gayadesign.com/scripts/presentationCycle/

http://www.gayadesign.com/scripts/slider/

http://www.gayadesign.com/scripts/textmovingbg/

http://www.gayadesign.com/scripts/tabbed/

The randomized blocks is a really nice transition
http://aviathemes.com/aviaslider/

http://workshop.rs/projects/coin-slider/

http://www.sohtanaka.com/web-design/examples/image-slider/

http://www.sohtanaka.com/web-design/examples/image-rotator/

http://www.addyosmani.com/resources/zoomer/zoomer.html#

http://s3.amazonaws.com/buildinternet/live-tutorials/panning-slideshow/panning-slideshow.htm

http://jqueryfordesigners.com/bbc-radio-1-zoom-tabs/

http://www.kriesi.at/blog/

http://blog.themeforest.net/tutorials/create-a-funky-parallax-background-effect-using-jquery/

http://www.sohtanaka.com/web-design/fancy-thumbnail-hover-effect-w-jquery/