Once again. a California resident focuses on the drone [midget] pilot training on the East coast, and ignores the hypersonic red disks one state North.
His suggestions at the end are pretty good. That deskpad is just a big mousepad. He likes the acoustic and thermal properties. I like that things won't roll of onto the floor.
You can buy neoprene wetsuit material by the yard.
Before the
$1K 13" graphics tablet. I'd try the
$60 7" Raspberry Pi touch screen.