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, with
respect to the reverse stock split, April 5, 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, as amended.

Eisner LLP

New York, New York
May 20, 2004