Google Glass price and release date may soon be unveiled as the production of the AR lens have been reported to accelerate recently according to the Financial Times. The Times’ source reported that there has been a “substantial” boost in manufacturing which will allow Google to release “tens of thousands” more Glass units over the coming months.

Release date for the device is still speculated sometime in 2014, with many suggesting that it could come as early as first quarter of next year. According to The Verge, in a move to expand the Glass Explorer for the first time since it began, Google shows intent in wanting to have the AR lens in the hands of more followers.

The Financial Times reported that existing Glass owners “will be able to have a limited number of friends to buy the device,” but Google already launched an invite system three months ago, which allows participants to the Explorers program to do just that. Google may still be planning to send out more invites to further increase the diversity of its Glass test audience before finally releasing it to the public.

Google confirmed the story to The Verge, saying that the invite system is in place but the $1,500 entry fee remains. Google has also made some changes in Glass that would allow it to support “future lines” of shades and prescription frames, according to The Verge. Members of the Explorers program who got the device before October 28, 2013 will be provided a one-time swap for the upgraded hardware, which includes a mono earbud. They can also use the new provision to get a different color of the AR lens.

There’s no clue as to when is the second-round launch of the Glass Explorer program, but a large structure floating in the San Francisco Bay is said to be a possible Google-owned property where the device would be unveiled publicly.

Google Glass is speculated to be the next big thing in technology at large, with a Forrester research saying that it could well be the next iPhone.