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More than 25,000 entrepreneurs, marketers, journalists and engineers will gather for Austin’s big tech show, South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW). Attempting to follow the likes of Foursquare and Twitter, SXSW has become a popular destination for small start-up companies trying to make it big. Here is a rundown of just four of the top headliners hoping to steal the spotlight this year. Leap Motion – This San Francisco start-up launched in 2010 to develop a device the size of a flash drive that lets you control your computer with hand gestures. The $70 controller can track finger movements to up to one-hundredth of a millimeter. Memoto – A Swedish company that has created a tiny “life-logging” camera designed to be worn all day to document the wearer’s experiences. Memoto was one of 48 companies selected as finalists for this year’s SXSW Innovative Accelerator awards. Eevzdrop – Similar to Instagram, the app lets users record a sound bite, add a location, text and a photo and share it with friends. The company is hoping to gain particular traction among music bloggers and reviewers during the music portion of the festival. Ouya – This video game system, similar to Xbox and PlayStation, is expected to make its official debut at SXSW this year. The project got its start on Kickstarter last year raising a total of $8.6 million to date – the second-highest amount ever raised on Kickstarter. Twitter initially took off at SXSW in 2007 with the number of tweets tripling during the course of the show. Foursquare officially launched at SXSW in 2009. Months later, it had 60,000 users and $1.4 million in funding. For more info, click here
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