Although modern phone cameras are just amazing, and digital photos so useful, sometimes isn’t it just great to hold a real photo in your hand? I remember cycling in India a few years ago, and a German cyclist took a photo of an old Indian man with a polaroid camera. The look on the old man’s face when he was handed the photo will stay in my memory for ever.  But who wants to cart a polaroid camera around, when smartphones are so convenient and portable?

Let me tell you about KiiPix. This neat little photo printer doesn’t require any physical connection, power, batteries, wifi or Bluetooth.  It uses FUJIFILM Instax mini film (sold separately) – and that’s all you need. It comes in pink, black or blue and folds up small to fit in your pocket or handbag.

Simply, take a photo with your smartphone, unfold the Kiipix, place your phone on it and hey presto – it will print your photo immediately. For the best pictures, activate the rotation lock and turn the phone’s brightness up to maximum.

Kiipix produces credit-card size pictures which fit perfectly in a purse or wallet.  The photo size is 8.6cm x 5.4cm. How lovely to take a quick snap of your child with your elderly aunt and to be able to give her the snap straight away?

RRP is £39.99: It’s available from Amazon, Argos, Boots, Debenhams, Harrods, Firebox and Urban Outfitters.

By Dr K Thompson, author of From Both Ends of the Stethoscope: Getting through breast cancer – by a doctor who knows

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