Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration
Statements  on  Form  S-3  (No.  333-57106,   333-50872,  333-47996,  333-38068,
333-33000,  333-94723,  333-64755,  333-64605,  333-59523, 333-57613, 333-51067,
333-45139,   333-37713,   333-81533  and  333-25431)  and  in  the  Registration
Statements  on  Form  S-8  (No.  333-48364,   333-38420,  333-31696,  333-93117,
333-92327, 333-11294 333-88421 and 333-39553) of Applied Digital Solutions, Inc.
and  subsidiaries of our report dated March 15, 2001 except as to Notes 2 and 13
which  are as of  March  30,  2001  relating  to the  financial  statements  and
financial statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.




 /S/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



St. Louis, Missouri
April 20, 2001