Below are the excellent links to get to know about BLOBs and Shredded storage in SharePoint 2013.
http://sharepointpromag.com/blog/shredded-storage-sharepoint-2013-preview
https://www.nothingbutsharepoint.com/sites/itpro/pages/sharepoint-2013-the-truth-behind-shredded-storage.aspx
http://sharepointpromag.com/blog/shredded-storage-sharepoint-2013-preview
https://www.nothingbutsharepoint.com/sites/itpro/pages/sharepoint-2013-the-truth-behind-shredded-storage.aspx