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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