Exhibit 23.1




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration
Statements  on  Form  S-3  (No.  333-33000,   333-94723,  333-64755,  333-64605,
333-59523,  333-57613, 333-51067, 333-45139, 333-37713, 333-25431, 333-81533 and
333-38068),  Registration  Statement  on Form  S-4 (No.  333-38420),  and in the
Registration  Statements  on Forms  S-8 (No.  333-31696,  333-93117,  333-92327,
333-11294,  333-88421 and  333-39553)  of Applied  Digital  Solutions,  Inc. and
subsidiaries  (formerly Applied Cellular  Technology,  Inc.) of our report dated
March 3, 2000  relating to the  financial  statements  and  financial  statement
schedule, which appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


St. Louis, Missouri
June 23, 2000


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