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Mammut releases first-ever MIPS-integrated helmet for climbing. (Courtesy of Mammut) Outdoor equipment maker Mammut has launched a new climbing helmet that incorporates the m ulti-directional impact protection system, which is designed to reduce rotational forces during impact. While there are a number of MIPS helmets on the market today, including bike and ski helmets that climbers have adapted to their sport, Swiss-based Mammut said its Wall Rider MIPS is the world’s first MIPS-integrated helmet targeted specifically at climbing. “ As one of the oldest and most respected outdoors brands in the world, Mammut has not forgotten its history as inventor of the climbing rope, revolutionizing the way that outdoors-people perform and achieve goals and successes through the centuries, and today,” the company said in a statement. Get the latest sports tech news in your inbox. MIPS is a patented technology located inside helmets that is designed to reduce ro...

NextVR CEO Dave Cole chats the future of virtual reality content for the NBA. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) The NBA has expanded its partnership with NextVR to provide virtual reality content through its subscription streaming service, League Pass, every night this season. For the 2018-19 season, which kicks off on Tuesday, NextVR will feature weekly immersive 3D games. This will be in addition to the 2D streams of every League Pass game that are viewable through NextVR’s its virtual screening room, where games appear on a theater-sized screen. Other on-demand programming, such as highlights, will be available as well. This VR footage will add to  a widening array of digital options for basketball fans . Also new this year is compatibility with both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets. Social features have been added to the NBA games streamed through Oculus Venues, allowing fans to watch games live alongside their friends in virtual courtside s...