While smartglasses will still be sold as a commercial product, any and all Glass sales will end by next week. For now, what the company hopes to do is focus on “future versions of Glass” as it moves out of the Google X division.

The Glass team will be moving into a separate operation under manager Ivy Ross. The team and Ivy Ross will both report to Tony Fadell, the chief executive of Nest, a business acquired by Google for $3.2 billion a year ago.

Google said that it will continue to work on the product, that there is no exact date as to when a new version will be launched. The search firm will also continue to support companies that are using glass.

When the Glass project started, both Google and early users were enthusiastic about the product. One technology blogger, named Robert Scoble, said he could not imagine living without them.

Even so, Glass was plagued with issues right from the start that not only included overly high expectations and pricing, but also privacy. After users began testing Glass, bars and restaurants around the country banned the use of the product on their premises.

For now, Google has said that any future versions will be improved to have a longer battery life, better display and improved sound quality.