Exhibit 23.2


                       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, 333-81533, 333-51067, 333-45139, 333-37713, 333-25431 and
333-38068),  in  the  Registration  Statements  on  Forms  S-8  (No.  333-31696,
333-93117,   333-92327,   333-11294,   333-88421  and   333-39553)  and  in  the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-38420) of Applied Digital Solutions,
Inc. and subsidiaries (formerly Applied Cellular Technology, Inc.) of our report
dated  February 24, 1998  relating to the  financial  statements  and  financial
statement schedule, which appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended.



/s/ Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co. LLP
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Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co. LLP
St. Louis, Missouri

June 23, 2000

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