The most realistic and likely scenario is: 4. Do the technical work to get it a little bit beyond just an idea and then get acqui-hired by a large company who

The most realistic and likely scenario is: 4. Do the technical work to get it a little bit beyond just an idea and then get acqui-hired by a large company who has the resources to push this. So if I was them I would be doing thought experiments on how this technology could benefit a whole range of businesses e.g. gaming consoles, televisions etc. Not many people would've guessed LG acquiring Palm for example.