jQuery.TosRUs plugin is a great lightbox alternative for scrolling/swiping through any kind of content. On a desktop, tablet or smartphone, inside a HTML element or as a lightbox popup. It's responsive by default.
Features
Responsive CSS interface for sizing and positioning.
Creates lightbox galleries just as easy as "inline" sliders.
Drag or swipe to slide to the next/previous slide(s).
Doubletab or pinch to zoom on images.
Slides are automatically grouped into a gallery.
Works just as well on a desktop as it does on a tablet or smartphone.
Very customizable through a series of options with device dependent defaults.
Viewport-scale dependent buttons and caption sizes.
Currently supports showing images, video's and HTML content.
Optimized preloading content; not too soon, not too late.