The EMP008 was birthed during a period where Japanese design began to pivot from imitating Western industrialism to defining its own aesthetic:
When populated with a Gen 3 NVMe drive, the EMP008’s USB-C interface achieved read/write speeds of 1,050 MB/s—limited by the USB 3.2 Gen 2 bandwidth, but more than sufficient for 4K video editing. emp008 ren azumi portable