Featured Products Module
What this feature does is generate short-codes that can be used anywhere within a pencil area, e.g. "[featuredlist:New Products]". When the short-code is deployed within a pencil area it is automatically translated into a list of products normally display say 4 across the page with arrows to scroll right or left and automatically sliding. (See below).
In the "[featuredlist:New Products]" example the Group column would be "New Products" and for each entry the code would specify the product to be included. The 'Extra Text' column can be used to add a short extra piece of text (eg. "NEW" on each item and can be rendered as a ribbon if desired.
The home page is the most obvious place to use this but some clients also use it on the cart or checkout pages or on certain custom pages.