I remember when those came out! I think Dish and the TiVo remote really pushed that idea of being unmistakable in the “remote bin” which is really good, especially if you want to be the primary remote. The remotes I worked on for Polk and Definitive were sometimes tossed as the products had IR learn features and later HDMi added pass through commands for power and volume, relegating the remote to occasional use for bass,voice and EQ modes… but, still fun projects. Super challenging because of the BOM constraints!
The Roku remotes that frog initially and then I think Bold or New Deal designed were also interesting with the little Roku tag on them. It gave the remotes some personality.