Airpod cases are horrible. Best wrapped a rubbery non-slip case

Google Chromecast remote is bad, too.

The curvature on the back of those is such that it's harder to rotate into a position so the thumb can hit the right button than a flat surface would be.

It also means that resting it on the arm of a recliner produces about the same result as just dropping it into the void to begin with: It's going to wind up there either way.