Exhibit 23.1

                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference 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 our report dated March 27,
2002, except as to Note 25, which is as of August 23, 2002, relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule of Applied Digital
Solutions, Inc. as of December 31, 2002 and for each of the two years ended
December 31, 2001 and 2000, which appears in this Form 10-K.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

St. Louis, Missouri
March 31, 2003