EXHIBIT 23.1
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                        INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

       We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (No's. 333-48364, 333-38420, 333-31696, 333-93117,
333-92327, 333-11294, 333-88421, 333-39553 and 333-106742) of our report
dated February 20, 2004 (with respect to Note 17, March 1, 2004) on our
audits of the consolidated financial statements of Applied Digital
Solutions, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 and for
each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2003, and
related financial statement schedules included in the Annual Report on Form
10-K.

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New York, New York
March 12, 2004