I’m glad my tests were helpful
I haven’t done anything with home bridge so can’t help you there.
If you are looking for table top remotes, maybe there is something you can do with Ikea remotes? I really love the Ikea stuff. I have tons of it now. And all their newer home automation sensors and remotes are ZigBee 3.0 and use AAA batteries and cheap. ZigBee is pretty easy to set up. I use a lot of it.
Just food for thought.
My setup now with PICOs controlling Ikea gu10 smart bulbs has been working flawlessly
Good luck!!