EXHIBIT 23.1
                                           CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated April 14, 1999 relating
to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in Xybernaut
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1998.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.

 /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


McLean, VA
June 16, 1999

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